2018 Melbourne Cup
The 2018 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 158th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi) on 6 November 2018 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2018 |
| Winning horse | Cross Counter |
| Jockey | Kerrin McEvoy |
| Trainer | Charlie Appleby (UAE) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 83,471 |
300 to go, it's Finche, with A Prince of Aaran on the outside, Rostropovich is running on and Marmelo back to the inside too. A Prince of Aaran at the 200, Marmelo wearing it down, Marmelo gets up on the inside and here comes Cross Counter. Cross Counter coming at Marmelo, Cross Counter's flying, the blue army have done it at last!
Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race
Lexus commenced a five-year naming rights sponsorship deal, taking over from Emirates. It was the last Melbourne Cup broadcast by the Seven Network before Network Ten takes over in 2019.
The race was won by Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Charlie Appleby.